BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 20 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on Oct. 19, 2023: Mayor Michelle Wu today announced that the City of Boston's Public Facilities Commission has tentatively designated the first set of development teams to create homeownership opportunities on City-owned parcels in Dorchester as the first phase of the Welcome Home, Boston initiative. Mayor Wu also announced the release of a request for proposal (RFP) for an additional 26 parcels as the second p  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 21 -- The Business Network for Offshore Wind, an organization that expands the adoption of offshore wind energy, issued the following news release: The Business Network for Offshore Wind, the leading organization working to accelerate offshore wind energy deployment and build a dedicated domestic supply chain, welcomes yesterday's release by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) of a new draft Wind Energy Area (WEA) in the Gulf of Maine. The draft WEA covers ove  more

WATERVILLE, Maine, Oct. 21 (TNSres) -- Colby College issued the following news: * * * The Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence has built an infectious culture of cross-campus collaboration aimed at improving the human condition * * * Two years ago, when Colby used a $30-million gift from the Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund to launch the Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence, President David A. Greene talked to dozens of reporters. They all wanted an answer to this question:   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Dante Flowers Jr., 30, formerly of Hartford, Connecticut, was sentenced yesterday in the United States District Court in Burlington to 200 months of imprisonment. United States District Judge Christina Reiss also ordered that Flowers Jr. to s  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BOSTON - A Dominican man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to reentering the United States and distributing fentanyl after previously being deported. Juan Carlos Santos-Ocasio, a/k/a "Cristhian Aybar-Done," 40, was indicted on one count of distribution and possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and o  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BOSTON - A drug trafficker operating in the Boston area was sentenced yesterday for his role in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy. Maurice Coates, 46, of Randolph, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns to eight years in prison to be followed by four years of supervised release. On April 18, 2023, Coats pleaded guilty t  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: FARMINGTON, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that SHANE J. SAWICKI, 29, of Farmington, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 21 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for distributing legitimate and counterfeit pr  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: RALEIGH, N.C. - William Dayshawn Wilson, also known as "Santana," of New Bern, North Carolina, was sentenced to 234 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and aiding and abetting. On June 3, 2022, Wilson, age 32, pled guilty to the charges. "We are committed to keeping our streets safe from the  more

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, Oct. 21 (TNSres) -- Roger Williams University issued the following news: * * * In the 2023 Housing Fact Book, HousingWorks RI reviews legislative actions to improve housing and increase production. * * * HousingWorks RI (HWRI) at Roger Williams University released two bodies of work today - the 2023 Housing Fact Book and the Rhode Island Zoning Atlas - that seek to shed light on the Ocean State's housing affordability crisis. The 2023 Housing Fact Book, HWRI's annual   more

NEW YORK, Oct. 20 (TNSres) -- JDRF, a non-profit dedicated to funding type 1 diabetes research, issued the following news release on Oct. 19, 2023: The results of the PROTECT clinical trial shared today by Sanofi and presented at the International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD) annual conference demonstrate that TZIELD, the first disease-modifying therapy available to delay clinical T1D in people at risk of developing the disease, can also be effective in newly diagnosed   more

LEEDS, England, Oct. 20 (TNSres) -- Leeds Trinity University issued the following news: Leeds Trinity University's next Inaugural Professorial Lecture, taking place on Tuesday 14 November from 5.30pm, will be delivered by David Best, the world's first Professor of Addiction Recovery. The lecture, titled The social contagion of hope: The role of peers and communities in recovery and rehabilitation, will focus on how and why people can turn their lives around, not only leaving addictions behind   more

MADISON, Maine, Oct. 21 (TNSres) -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2023: Governor Janet Mills today joined community leaders in Madison to break ground on a new housing development supported by her Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan, which is designed to expand the availability of rental homes for workers and families in central Maine and support economic growth in the region. The project, 55 Weston Avenue, was made possible by initial funding of $2.9 million   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: CONCORD, N.H. - A Manchester man has been sentenced in federal court for trafficking cocaine through the United States Postal Service (USPS), U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Bryam Toribio Frias, age 24, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Samantha Elliott to 30 months in prison and three years of supervised release. On June 27,  more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, Oct. 21 (TNSres) -- The Marine Biological Laboratory issued the following news: The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) has awarded $4.3 million to the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) to expand its imaging capabilities to serve the Massachusetts life sciences community. The grant, which will be used to procure two state-of-the art microscopes capable of increased resolution and advanced technology, such as milling for the reconstruction of samples in 3D, was  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 21 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2023: The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and Meghan Hughes, Ph.D., announced today that she would leave the Boston Fed's board of directors, in advance of beginning a new role at Bank of America leading its enterprise workforce development strategy as well as arts, culture, and heritage. Hughes joined the Boston Fed's board of directors in January, while president of the Community  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: ST. LOUIS - More than two dozen people were arrested this week in connection with charges including drug trafficking and financial crimes, U.S. Attorney Sayler A. Fleming said Thursday. The arrests by the U.S. Marshals, federal agents and local police follow a series of grand jury indictments. Thirty-four people have been charged in connecti  more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Oct. 20 -- National Grid, an electricity and natural gas delivery company, issued the following news release: National Grid has been awarded a $50 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for a project that will deploy digital technology to optimize the use of distributed energy resources (DERs) to improve electric system reliability and resilience. The project is ultimately expected to lead to greater development and adoption of decarbonized resources, suc  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Oct. 20 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service issued the following news: * * * Drought improvement likely across the Southeast, Gulf Coast and Texas amid ongoing El Nino * * * This year, El Nino is in place heading into winter for the first time in four years, driving the outlook for warmer-than-average temperatures for the northern tier of the continental United States, according to NOAA's U.S. Winter Outlook rele  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 20 -- The Natural Resources Council of Maine issued the following news release on Oct. 19, 2023: Fishing groups, labor unions, and environmental organizations who came together to push a compromise bill that will advance responsible offshore wind in the Gulf of Maine scored a key victory when the federal government excluded nearly all of a key fishing ground called Lobster Management Area 1 from offshore wind development today. The announcement of the draft Gulf of Maine W  more

MARYVILLE, Missouri, Oct. 21 -- Northwest Missouri State University issued the following news: Northwest Missouri State University's Visiting Writers Series will conclude its fall lineup with Kazim Ali, whose work spans the genres of poetry, nonfiction, fiction novels and essays. The event begins at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2, in the J.W. Jones Student Union Living Room. It is free and open to the public. From his birth in the United Kingdom to living in the United States, Canada, India, France   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (TNSres) -- Oceana, an international advocacy organization dedicated solely to ocean conservation, issued the following news release on Oct. 19, 2023: Today, Oceana released a new report finding that most boats are speeding through slow zones designed to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales, of which only around 340 remain. Oceana analyzed boat speeds from November 2020 through July 2022 in slow zones established by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric A  more

WESTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 20 -- Regis College issued the following news: The program has graduated more than 1,500 nurses in the last two years. Regis College is pleased to announce the appointment of Sharon Higgins, G'11, DNP '23, NP-C, ONC, WCC, as Interim Dean of the Richard and Sheila Young School of Nursing. Dr. Higgins has served several roles at Regis since 2015 including faculty in the graduate nursing department and most recently the associate dean of post-licensure and graduate nu  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 20 -- Reproductive Equity Now, an organization that says it advances reproductive justice and eliminates barriers to safe and legal abortion care, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2023: Reproductive Equity Now, a leading voice for abortion advocacy across New England, today sent a letter to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services calling for an investigation into Your Options Medic  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: A Malden man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to trafficking fentanyl and methamphetamine disguised as Adderall, Xanax or oxycodone in and around the Malden area. Matthew Ramos, 26, pleaded guilty on Oct. 17, 2023 to one count of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, 40 grams or more of fenta  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: By William H. Thiesen, Coast Guard Atlantic Area historian The Long Blue Line blog series has been publishing Coast Guard history essays for over 15 years. To access hundreds of these service stories, visit the Coast Guard Historian's Office's Long Blue Line online archives, located here: THE LONG BLUE LINE (uscg.mil) "I know what you're thinking. The three of us will probably die trying to   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: State and federal trustee agencies have released a draft plan and environmental assessment to restore natural resources in Buzzards Bay impacted by the Bouchard Barge oil spill. The plan is available for public review and comment through November 18, 2023. The Trustee Council has scheduled an online public informational meeting via live webinar on November 2 at 6p.m ED  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news release: Newport, R.I. - Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti traveled to Newport, R.I., to tour Navy facilities and visit with Sailors and defense industry leaders, Oct. 19. More Details SLIDESHOW | images | 231019-N-UD469-1045 QUONSET POINT, R.I. (Oct. 19, 2023) - Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti meets with leadership from General Dynamics Electric Boat while touring th  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Oct. 20 -- The U.S. Navy's Chief of Naval Operations issued the following news release: Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti traveled to Newport, R.I., to tour Navy facilities and visit with Sailors and defense industry leaders, Oct. 19. Franchetti started her trip at General Dynamics Electric Boat, Quonset Point, where she received updates from company leadership on submarine manufacturing, modular construction, and outfitting for future Columbia and Virg  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism, led 32 of their Senate colleagues in urging the Biden administration to lead the international community in contributing to the United Nations' emergency appeal of $294 million to addres  more